College can be hard! You have to make sure you get to class, find enough time to study while also being social and having fun, schedule your own appointments, and much more. With all of that to keep track of, food and nutrition often fall to the wayside, but that doesn’t have to be the Read More…
Category: Unit 4
3 Resourceful Study Tips
You live during a time of unlimited resources. A major key to mastering college is learning how to be resourceful because the more preparation material you have, the greater chance you’ll be ready for anything on the exam. Here are 3 tips for being resourceful in college. Make sure you grab a study guide. Teachers Read More…
Sure It’s Just Syllabus Week, but Write Down Those Office Hours. Trust Me.
Like the majority of freshman, I didn’t do as well as I could have my first semester. It was a new environment, living alone for the first time, new distractions, different classroom and learning settings, and more reasons that contributed to my ultimately average first semester grades. I don’t say this to scare or discourage Read More…
Change It Up To Study It Up!
I hadn’t developed good study habits in high school, but once coming to college I picked up a very useful one. In the town I grew up, we had a few libraries but not as much at Madison. Something that helps me study is changing up the location of where I study every now and Read More…
Pixie Dust Isn’t Real
Before you read any further, I must warn you that I am not the right person to seek advice from, when it comes to “adulting”. You are talking to the guy that unsuccessfully made oatmeal this morning before locking himself out of his apartment. Anyhow, my immaturity is actually great news for you. Let me Read More…
The Sounds of Study Sessions
Regardless of major, classes, or schedule, chances are that soon after the semester begins you’ll have to discover how you study best. Other entries in this blog offer great suggestions for learning/studying, but I’m here to offer my own: having a reliable study music playlist (or more) can help your focus and make studying more Read More…
NEVER SAY NO TO LEFTOVERS
Listen to me very carefully when I tell you to always nod your head “yes” when your server asks if you want a to-go box. Always. Under no circumstance should you ever answer “no” to that question and leave behind the food that you paid good money for. That stuff is valuable. Let me rephrase Read More…
Call Your Mom: It’s the Adult Thing to Do
I get it, life gets busy. But on Sundays, it’s time to call your parents and let them know you’re alive. Those missed calls and voicemails from your mom or dad asking you about if you’ve been eating or remembering to wash your clothes may sound annoying and unnecessary, but it’s just her (or him) Read More…
Read this and you will never worry about life
Hello there! I see that your interest was peaked by my title and you are here for a solution to “hack” college and the “adulting” life. Well, I hate to break it to you buddy but that is not possible. Life has no hacks unless you are Neo from the matrix. Yes, this Neo. Can Read More…
The Adult Life of College
With the start of college and all of the fun and experiences that are created, comes many new challenges that you may face throughout the year and even within days of moving into your dorm or around the Madison area. The three Life Hacks to college that are essential include; always make your bed in Read More…